THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO DEVELOP THE GROUND SYSTEM THAT WILL SUPPORT NOAA S NEXT GENERATION GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE SERIES, GOES-R. THIS NEW SERIES OF SPACECRAFT, SET TO BEGIN LAUNCHING IN 2015, IS EXPECTED TO DOUBLE THE CLARITY OF TODAY S SATELLITE IMAGERY AND PROVIDE AT LEAST 20 TIMES MORE ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVATIONS FROM SPACE. THE CONTRACTOR IS TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, TEST AND IMPLEMENT THE GOES-R GROUND SYSTEM. THE GROUND SYSTEM WILL CAPTURE DATA FROM THE GOES-R SATELLITES, AND PROCESS AND DISTRIBUTE THE INFORMATION TO OPERATIONAL USERS.

DEFINITIVE CONTRACT won by L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · work in MELBOURNE, FL
$1,828,143,138
RecipientL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. UEI QM4EZDV15JL8
Award IDDOCDG133E09CN0094
Award amount$1,828,143,138
Award typeDEFINITIVE CONTRACT
Awarding agencyDepartment of Commerce — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NAICS541512 — COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES
PSCD302
Set-asideUnrestricted
Start dateMay 27, 2009
End dateJan 31, 2024
Place of performanceMELBOURNE, FL
Record updatedApr 10, 2026

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